Bale-dividing device



' l 1,637,543 Aug' 2 1927' A. c. BARRows BALE DIVIDING DEVICE Filed April 20, 1925 \1 afk@ LA 'eef/s! ...ftent .r

Patented Aug. 2, 1927.l

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Antenne.BARRoWsQor ANN Annen', MICHIGAN, AssfiGNon 'ro ECONOMY BALER' lc ic'niiriiiir, or ANN Annen, MieHiGnN, ALconronA'rioN or MICHIGAN. i

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, Applicationiiiea Aperiigzo, 1925,.` `serial No. 24,603.

, The invention relates to baling presses and reiersmore particularly to devices for [divi-d- `ing the material being compressed into bales. One of the objects ot' the invention islthe provision of ka device for dividing the material into bales which has provision for res eeiving a. portion of the bale covering material during the time the material is being compressed into bales. Another object is the provision ot a bale dividing device which in addition to having provision for receiving a portion oi the bale covering material during the time the material is being compressed has channels in its walls locatedy adjacent to the bales for receiving bale ties. l/Vith these as well as further objects in viewthe invention resides in the n'ovelfeaturesjot construction and combinationsand arrangements ot' parts as more 'fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings:- y` Figure 1 is a `front elevation partly broken away of a portion of a baling ypress employing the bale dividing device embodying my invention; s y

Figure 2 is a similar View showing the bale coverings applied to the bales;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the bale` dividing device;

Figure et is a cross section on the line 4 4 of Figure 3. f

` 4As shown in the present instance 1 and 2 are respectively lower' and upper yabutment members of the baling press, the upper abutment member being a platen movable toward and away from the lower abutment member. 3 is the baling chamber of the press, this baling chamber 'for certain types of work having side walls and for other types ofr work being open. y y

For dividing the material being compressed in the baling chamber into bales and at the same time making provision for' the strips 4 and 5 of covering'material for the adjacent ends of the bales so that these strips7 which are preferably fabric', will not become entangled withl 'the L'material being baled7 I have provided the bale dividing device 6 ,y which is insertable into the baling chamber 3 ofthe press and has an area substantially equal to the cross sectional areaofthis baling chamber. This bale dividing device comprises t-he spaced upper and lower walls 7 and 8 respectively,y which are separated by means of the end walls 9 and the middle wall 10 extending between the end walls 9.

The upper stripe :of covering material has an" intermediate portion lying against the upper surface oi the upper wall 7, while the ylowerstrip has an intermediate portion lying against thelower surface of the lower wall 8. ,'lhe end portions ot both of these strips are insertable `into the chambers 11 lormed between theupper and lower walls ot' the bale toward each other or during the time the material is being compressed. As a consequence these end portionsmay be readily removed when the material has been compressed to the desired degree and then moved against the sides of the bales, the upper strip being inoved againstthe sides yoi1 the upper bale andthe lower strip against the sides of the lower bale. y

y The upper and lower walls 7 and 8 ot ythe bale dividing device are also rpreferably provided with the substantially parallel channels 12 extending from front to rear and are adapted to receive suitable bale ties after the end portions of the strips of for receiving portions et' the strips ot bale covering material which are intended to lie adjacent to the sides of the bales when comi pleted7 so that these portions will not become entangledwith tliematerial during the baling operation. It will also be seen that my bale dividing device has provisionl forf receiving the bale ties so that thelatter may be readily inserted-at the ends of the bales when they are being passed there around for tying. f t i What I claim as my invention is: r1. A bale dividing device for baling presses using covering material for balesv comprising upper and lower walls against which a portion oft' saidk covering material lies, said device also having provision for yreceiving another portion of said covering material during ythe time the material to'be baled is being compressed.

2. A bale dividing device for baling ypresses using strips of covering material for rbales comprising spaced walls against which a portion of each strip lies and between'L which another portion or' each strip may be inserted during the time the material to be baled is being compressed.

3. A bale dividing device for baling presses using covering material for bales comprising Walls With sides against which portions Vof the covering material lie and also having provision for receivingother portions of said material during the time the material tobe baled is being compressed, said Walls liavingchannels therein for receiving ties for the'bales.

ll. A bale dividing device. for baling presses using strips vof covering material for bales comprising spaced Walls with faces against which portions or' said strips lie and between which other portions of the strips are insertable during the time the material to be baled is being compressed, said Walls also Yhaving channels for-receiving ties for the bales after the portions of the strips have been moved from between-the Walls.

5r. AV` bale dividin device for baling presses using relative movable y'abutment membersfor compressing material, compris- ALFoRD ko. BARRoWs. 

